State Librarian's Excellence Award The Library of Michigan Foundation's State Librarian's Excellence Award<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/about/state-librarian> will be awarded to a library of any type (public, academic, school, special, tribal, etc.), including branch libraries, that exemplifies excellence in customer service. One (1) library in the state of Michigan will receive this prestigious award each year. The recipient library will receive a $3,000 cash prize and a trophy for display in its public area. Two Library of Michigan Foundation Citations of Excellence will be presented and the recipient libraries will each receive $1,000 and a small trophy for display. Deadline: Friday, August 16, 2024. There will be no extensions. Submissions will be accepted online only. Evaluation Factors: Include demonstrating that your library provides superior service to its customers and community through library programs and staff interactions with customers and the service community. Nomination Submission Library directors, trustees, library users, administrators, or parent agency representatives may make nominations. *Note: Nominations entered should be for the library, not for the library director. Nominations may be submitted via the online application, linked below. You will need to create a username and password to access and complete the application. If you have previously created an account when applying for a grant from the Library of Michigan, you may use that same username and password. The application period for the 2024 State Librarian's Excellence Award is now open. Award recipients will be notified in September. We look forward to sharing this award celebration with you at the Michigan Library Association Annual Conference<https://www.milibraries.org/annual-conference> in October. Submit an Application: https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_5829?SA=SNA&FID=35054 Nominations must be supported by at least three letters of recommendation from the Library's constituency (patrons/customers, members of governing bodies, community organizations or groups, others you feel are relevant). Selection panel representatives include the State Librarian, the director of the SLEA- winning library from the previous year, and representatives from the Library of Michigan, an academic library, a public library, a school library, and a special library. The award recipients will be recognized by the State Librarian at the Michigan Library Association Annual Conference in October. Contact Person Lori Poznanski-Mason, Administrative Assistant to the State Librarian Library of Michigan Email: Poznanskil@Michigan.gov<mailto:Poznanskil@Michigan.gov> Phone: 517-335-1518 Additional Details: https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/about/state-librarian Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> Join the MiYouth<http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/miyouth> Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.
